M40
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Loving the ingenuity we all have to apply in this forum 👌
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How about something like this.....
This was on my mind since one of the neighbours got a dog and a pir floodlight. All the best
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9 hours ago, Dibp said:
Thanks RT6
I will definitely do this immediately
Dib
+1 for stellarium. In stellarium, you can input your telescope info and it will overlay the field of view on your target so you will have an idea of scale. You will find a magnifying glass symbol on the screen, select that, then browse, object type, star, then double stars and you are off and running. Look up the info on the type of binary star as some, like a spectroscopic binary, you will see as a single star only. Give M13 a go, that could be an interesting target for you. All the best.
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On 19/04/2024 at 11:21, Neil H said:
Hi I want to ask a question but don't know we're to ask it so I hope you don't mind me asking here , when I use my seestar most of the time I get messages like "stack failed star trails so binned" or not enough stars , any ideas why I get these ?
Kind regards Neil
I think there's two things going on here, the star trails I've found comes from vibration or wind. We live reasonably close to a main road and should a lorry hit one of the many potholes it shakes the ss50 and you get the fail message. My thoughts there are to get some of those anti vibration pads to see if it helps. With the not enough stars, I think thats down to clouds. It happens a lot to me with the asiair and I up the gain on the camera which either helps or its game over for the night.
Is there a manual gain setting for the ss50?
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On 17/04/2024 at 12:09, Geoff Lister said:
T Coronae Borealis is due to go from magnitude 10 to magnitude 2 at some time this year.
Good find, thanks for highlighting that 👌 another once in a lifetime event. A couple of before and after pictures on my target list now.
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19 hours ago, Jat999 said:
Regarding the control equipment for the scope. Currently I have a Milie PC and a Pegasus power box mounted on the image train. Am I better off to mount those on the side of the pier and then run the USB and power cables to the scope or keep them on the scope. I currently have a refractor, but I would also like to purchase a reflector in the near future?
I dont have an observatory but I do have a small pillar box type enclosure for the permanent pier. I have a power distribution box and a bracket for an asiair permanently mounted on the pier. I then have the power supply mounted in an enclosure about 2 meters from the pier and linked to the power distribution box. I then simply fit the asiair and plug cables into the power box and asiair. The cables are all the typical 2 meter type and to date all has worked well with no clashes between ota and stuff mounted on the pier. I frequenty swap telescopes so not having kit mounted on the ota works for me. If you choose to mount your kit on the pier, fit your ota to the mount and swing it around to make sure that when you mount your stuff, you have no clashes and the cable length is all good. All the best.
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Have you considered the physical aspects of both? I.e. length and weight. The sm125 being about half the weight but slightly longer. The height of my mount head is about 1700mm from the deck but the length of the sm125 makes visual near the zenith awkward but not impossible. Lifting the sm125 onto the mount at that mount height is not a challenge.
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This is an interesting conundrum. How about something like a Todmorden pier where you can add or remove blocks to suit your telescope? You could start with a height to suit your reflector and add blocks at a later date if you change to a refractor.
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I have just read that in the year 20346ce, Thuban will reclaim the title of the Earths North star. I have just got polar alignment "down to a t" and now, apparently, it's all change. I understand it will not be a sudden switch from Polaris to Thurban, which means my polar alignment is going to be off. No wonder my images are garbage, how do you all get over this problem?
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9 hours ago, Elp said:
view on my mobile right next to the scope via the asiair
Ditto. Part of the hobby I enjoy is standing outside looking up and watching the image build up. The only downside is you watch those clouds roll in 🤣
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My eaa setup is a baader flip mirror with camera in the straight through port and an eyepiece in the flipped port. Both are set parfocal. I tend to use the camera for goto and plate solve then switch to the eyepiece for a touch of visual. At end of play I leave the setup together good to go. Anything to make life easy and quick.
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I have neither the ability or ambition for astrophotography; seestar suits me just fine thank you very much.
That excellent little device has already given me (albeit poor) images of things I never thought I would get and the other night, between the clouds, the grandkids were overjoyed to choose and then see a few wonders the night sky can offer. Enjoy.
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Thanks for pointing the thread out JOC, judges are going to have a hard time with those.
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A couple of mine are very similar but they are fine when the cup is raised into position. It must be the way the rubber stretches when folded down. All the best.
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Have a check, but you might just need one of these....
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In amongst the clouds and before rain stopped play.....IC410 tadpole nebula. Slightly lightened using the sliders in the seestar
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1 hour ago, MonsterMagnet said:
The Seestar accompanied me to Asia as I had a few days on an island.
This is a section of the Carina nebula, 1 hours data (20 second exposures) and processed in PI.
MM
An excellent picture and may well yet be stolen for the tablet wallpaper 👌
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I can feel the clouds forming already
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Hello Dioardais and welcome to the site. You are not alone, a number of years ago with the first proper telescope the grandkids were doing this to me all the time, clearly I was a good supervisor. My "guess" is convex to the telescope concave towards the eye, have a go and let us know which is the right way. All the best
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I thought that too, but it looks like the clamp that holds the binoculars to the mount is also broken.
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With the two damaged components, it may be easy to see if it could be adapted to an alternative mount. Could you add a picture of the binoculars with the mount attachment removed?
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I've found the sticky pads for car rear view mirrors work well for most things, particularly the 3m ones. Clean the surface first though. All the best
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Just saying......
Add a touch of processing to both, now that would be a comparison.
And it will be packed in the vague chance of a clear night next hols. Might even give the images a go with affinity photo 2 whilst I am at it
Why is the moon always visible at night?
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All I know is that the moon has cost me a small fortune. The lady wife bought me a 200p dob more than a couple of years ago and the first thing I said was, gosh....look at how fast everything moves......ooooh look, a tracking mount......